The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 85Archibald Constable and Company, 1820 - English literature |
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... John , and in the pre- sence of his father and of his lady love , -a Saxon princess , the ward of Cedric , who had likewise imputed it as a crime to his son that he had as- pired to her hand , while there was re- inaining a branch of ...
... John , and in the pre- sence of his father and of his lady love , -a Saxon princess , the ward of Cedric , who had likewise imputed it as a crime to his son that he had as- pired to her hand , while there was re- inaining a branch of ...
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... John and his barons , and of Henry the Third himself , with Hastings Earl of Huntingdou , had much dis- tracted the quiet of the place ; add to these the disputes between the scho- lars and the clerics , as well as between the scholars ...
... John and his barons , and of Henry the Third himself , with Hastings Earl of Huntingdou , had much dis- tracted the quiet of the place ; add to these the disputes between the scho- lars and the clerics , as well as between the scholars ...
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... John Smith of Queen's , and Joseph Mede of Christ's College . From the beginning of the Refor- mation , to the time of James I. the theological literature of this universi- ty was much characterized by what is called absolute ...
... John Smith of Queen's , and Joseph Mede of Christ's College . From the beginning of the Refor- mation , to the time of James I. the theological literature of this universi- ty was much characterized by what is called absolute ...
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... John Nevay , a bloody preacher , who accompanied him , ' Well , Mr John , have not you got your fill of blood for once ? ' " The commission of the estates and church granted Lesley 50,000 merks and a chain of massy gold for these ...
... John Nevay , a bloody preacher , who accompanied him , ' Well , Mr John , have not you got your fill of blood for once ? ' " The commission of the estates and church granted Lesley 50,000 merks and a chain of massy gold for these ...
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... John , feelings of those who possess any , by with a humbler theme . John is faith their profane use of Scriptural lan- fully consistent with the regal John guage ? of Shakespeare . But the author has an advantage in drawing him . Our ...
... John , feelings of those who possess any , by with a humbler theme . John is faith their profane use of Scriptural lan- fully consistent with the regal John guage ? of Shakespeare . But the author has an advantage in drawing him . Our ...
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Page 244 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Page 245 - If music be the food of love, play on ; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.
Page 243 - We, that are of purer fire, Imitate the starry quire ; Who, in their nightly watchful spheres, Lead in swift round the months and years.
Page 46 - And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Page 243 - We that are of purer fire Imitate the starry quire. Who in their nightly watchful spheres Lead in swift round the months and years. The sounds and seas, with all their finny drove, Now to the moon in wavering morrice move ; And on the tawny sands and shelves Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves.
Page 245 - The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids, that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chaunt it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.
Page 244 - And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind, that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience.
Page 243 - Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves, And ye that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune and do fly him When he comes back...
Page 242 - And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of the moon. Mortals, that would follow me, Love Virtue ; she alone is free. She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.
Page 29 - Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...